Best Elementary Schools in California

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the CAST and Smarter Balanced Assessments test scores by the California Department of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, October 10, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 5862)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
062769004158	2211	John Dolland Elementary	Public	K-5	15021 South Bloomfield Ave.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-2560	567	26	22	75.5%	10 (1.8%)	7 (1.2%)	512 (90.3%)	28 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	$12,667							56.4	63.7	1857	354
061887007778	2212	Susan B. Anthony Elementary	Public	K-5	575 Abbot Ave.	Daly City	94014	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 997-7880	448	21	21.4	57.4%	14 (3.1%)	2 (0.4%)	271 (60.5%)	133 (29.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	23 (5.1%)	$10,976							56.4	48.3	2624	412
063711006295	2213	Solvang Elementary	Public	K-8	565 Atterdag Rd.	Solvang	93463	Santa Barbara County	Solvang Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 688-4810	593	32	18.4	38.6%	224 (37.8%)	2 (0.3%)	320 (54.0%)	5 (0.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.4%)								56.4	46.2	2741	528
060200212786	2214	Old Town Academy K-8 Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	2120 San Diego Ave.	San Diego	92110	San Diego County	Old Town Academy K-8 Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 574-6225	239	9	26.5	17.6%	101 (42.3%)	11 (4.6%)	80 (33.5%)	13 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	32 (13.4%)								56.4	60.4	2040	174
060209014271	2215	Learning by Design Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	7019 South Van Ness Ave.	Los Angeles	90047	Los Angeles County	Learning by Design Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 903-5712	109	4	27.2	68.8%	0 (0.0%)	70 (64.2%)	37 (33.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)								56.4	28.4	4028	1813
062199002611	2216	Green Acres Elementary	Public	K-5	966 Bostwick Ln.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz County	Live Oak Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 475-0111	315	14	22.5	50.2%	129 (41.0%)	10 (3.2%)	158 (50.2%)	8 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	$7,994							56.4	56.7	2204	12
060223912755	2217	Wildflower Open Classroom	Public, Charter	K-8	2414 Cohasset Rd. Ste. 3	Chico	95926	Butte County	Wildflower Open Classroom District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 892-1676	146	9	16.2	26.0%	112 (76.7%)	6 (4.1%)	18 (12.3%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.5%)								56.3	69.1	1614	603
062271003434	2218	Victory Boulevard Elementary	Public	K-5	6315 Radford Ave.	North Hollywood	91606	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 761-4676	463	23	20.1	93.1%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,269							56.3	36.7	3382	1164
064098006754	2219	Juanamaria Elementary	Public	K-5	100 South Crocker Ave.	Ventura	93004	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 672-0291	413	19	21.9	43.6%	167 (40.4%)	1 (0.2%)	207 (50.1%)	15 (3.6%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.6%)	$8,434							56.3	53.8	2347	128
060178011827	2220	Gold Rush Home Study Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	16331 Hidden Valley Rd.	Sonora	95370	Tuolumne County	Gold Rush Home Study Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 532-9781	416	21	19.6	42.3%	307 (73.8%)	5 (1.2%)	65 (15.6%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.2%)								56.3	41.7	3021	801

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy, Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics, CAST Science test scores released by the California Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 10, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the California Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the California Department of Education.
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.